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A CRIME STORY. A LOVE STORY. A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON. MORE THAN 2
MILLION COPIES SOLD "It's that most engaging of treats, a big, fat,
intelligent thriller" SIMON MAYO "It's a terrific story and I'm
loving it" PHILIP SCHOFIELD August 30, 1975. The day of the
disappearance. The day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence.
That summer, struggling author Harry Quebert fell in love with
fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan. Thirty-three years later, her body
is dug up from his yard, along with a manuscript copy of the novel
that made him a household name. Quebert is the only suspect. Marcus
Goldman - Quebert's most gifted protege - throws off his writer's
block to clear his mentor's name. Solving the case and penning a
new bestseller soon merge into one. As his book begins to take on a
life of its own, the nation is gripped by the mystery of 'The Girl
Who Touched the Heart of America'. But with Nola, in death as in
life, nothing is ever as it seems. Translated from the French by
Sam Taylor
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The Baltimore Boys (Paperback)
Joel Dicker; Translated by Alison Anderson
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NOVEMBER 24, 2004 The day of the tragedy. The end of a brotherhood.
The Baltimore Boys. The Goldman Gang. That was what they called
Marcus Goldman and his cousins Woody and Hillel. Three brilliant
young men with dazzling futures ahead of them, before their kingdom
crumbled beneath the weight of lies, jealousy and betrayal. For
years, Marcus has struggled with the burdens of his past, but now
he must attempt to banish his demons and tell the true and
astonishing story of the Baltimore Boys. The stunning new novel
from the author of the global bestseller, The Truth about the Harry
Quebert Affair Translated from the French by Alison Anderson
In the summer of 1994, the quiet seaside town of Orphea reels from the discovery of four murders. Two young police officers, Jesse Rosenberg and Derek Scott crack the case and identify the killer.
Then, twenty years later and just as he is on the point of taking early retirement, Rosenberg is approached by Stephanie Mailer, a journalist who believes he made a mistake back in 1994 and that the real murderer is still out there, perhaps ready to strike again. But before she can give any more details, Stephanie Mailer mysteriously disappears, and Rosenberg and Scott are forced to confront the possibility that her suspicions might have been proved true.
What happened to Stephanie Mailer? What did she know? And what really happened in Orphea all those years ago?
Translated from the French by Howard Curtis.
The publishing phenomenon topping bestseller lists around the world
"The great thriller that everyone has been waiting for since the
Millennium Trilogy of Stieg Larsson." --"El Cultural de El Mundo
"(Spain)
August 30, 1975: the day fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan is
glimpsed fleeing through the woods, never to be heard from again;
the day Somerset, New Hampshire, lost its innocence.
Thirty-three years later, Marcus Goldman, a successful young
novelist, visits Somerset to see his mentor, Harry Quebert, one of
the country's most respected writers, and to find a cure for his
writer's block as his publisher's deadline looms. But Marcus's
plans are violently upended when Harry is suddenly and
sensationally implicated in the cold-case murder of Nola
Kellergan--whom, he admits, he had an affair with. As the national
media convicts Harry, Marcus launches his own investigation,
following a trail of clues through his mentor's books, the
backwoods and isolated beaches of New Hampshire, and the hidden
history of Somerset's citizens and the man they hold most dear. To
save Harry, his own writing career, and eventually even himself,
Marcus must answer three questions, all of which are mysteriously
connected: Who killed Nola Kellergan? What happened one misty
morning in Somerset in the summer of 1975? And how do you write a
book to save someone's life?
A chart-topping worldwide phenomenon, with sales approaching a
million copies in France alone and rights sold in more than thirty
countries, "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair" is a
fast-paced, tightly plotted, cinematic literary thriller, and an
ingenious book within a book, by a dazzling young writer.
A twisting new thriller from the author of The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair
In the summer of 1994, the quiet seaside town of Orphea reels from the discovery of four murders.
Two young police officers, Jesse Rosenberg and Derek Scott crack the case and identify the killer.
Then, twenty years later and just as he is on the point of taking early retirement, Rosenberg is approached by Stephanie Mailer, a journalist who believes he made a mistake back in 1994 and that the real murderer is still out there, perhaps ready to strike again. But before she can give any more details, Stephanie Mailer mysteriously disappears, and Rosenberg and Scott are forced to confront the possibility that her suspicions might have been proved true.
What happened to Stephanie Mailer?
What did she know?
And what really happened in Orphea all those years ago?
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The Baltimore Boys (Paperback)
Joel Dicker; Translated by Alison Anderson
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Fresh from the staggering success of The Truth about the Harry
Quebert Affair, Marcus Goldman is struggling to write his third
novel. A chance encounter in Florida throws him some inspiration
from a surprising source: Alexandra Neville, the beautiful,
phenomenally successful singer and Marcus's first love. All at
once, memories of his childhood come flooding back. Memories of a
family torn apart by tragedy, and a once glorious legacy reduced to
shame and ruin. The Baltimore Boys. The Goldman Gang. That was what
they called Marcus, and his cousins Hillel and Woody. Three
brilliant young men with their whole lives ahead of them, before
their kingdom crumbled beneath the weight of lies, jealousy and
betrayal. For years, Marcus has struggled with the burdens of his
past, but now, he must attempt to banish his demons and tell the
real story of the Baltimore Boys. Translated from the French by
Alison Anderson
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